Jason M Nagata, Christopher M Lee, Jacqueline O Hur, Fiona C Baker
{"title":"What we know about screen time and social media in early adolescence: a review of findings from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study.","authors":"Jason M Nagata, Christopher M Lee, Jacqueline O Hur, Fiona C Baker","doi":"10.1097/MOP.0000000000001462","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/MOP.0000000000001462","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>To review recent literature based on Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study data of over 11 000 participants about screen time and social media use in early adolescence, including epidemiology, trends, and associations with mental and physical health outcomes.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>Time spent on screens and social media has risen among early adolescents (aged 9-15 years), and these increasing trends have been more pronounced since the COVID-19 pandemic. Both cross-sectional and 1-2-year follow-up data show that higher screen use, particularly social media, video games, video chat, videos, and texting, is associated with a range of mental health symptoms, including depression, anxiety, eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity, and disruptive behavior disorders, although effect sizes vary. Screen time is also associated with sleep problems and various cardiometabolic risk factors. Parents' own screen use and restriction of bedroom and mealtime screen use are associated with lower early adolescent screen time and problematic use.</p><p><strong>Summary: </strong>Analyses of current ABCD Study data reveal increasing use of screens and social media across early adolescence, with sociodemographic disparities in screen use as well as numerous associations between screens and adverse mental and physical health effects.</p>","PeriodicalId":10985,"journal":{"name":"Current opinion in pediatrics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143763406","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Contraception updates for adolescents.","authors":"Anna Carleen, Ashley Ebersole","doi":"10.1097/MOP.0000000000001463","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/MOP.0000000000001463","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>To discuss updated guidelines for the provision of contraception to adolescents, review several contraceptive methods that have entered the market in recent years, and summarize insights from the literature that can assist clinicians in providing accurate, destigmatized contraceptive counseling to patients of all sizes.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>The 2024 United States Selected Practice Recommendations (US SPR) and United States Medical Eligibility for Contraceptive Use (US MEC) guidelines include changes to recommendations for contraception use in persons with various health conditions, and new advice for management of implant-associated breakthrough bleeding, pain control for intrauterine device (IUD) insertions, and counseling for patients who take testosterone. Subcutaneous Depo-Provera usage increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, and multiple studies demonstrate favorable patient experiences with it. Annovera, Miudella, Opill, Phexxi, Slynd, and Twirla are newer contraceptives which have distinct features that may make them attractive options for some patients. Contraception-related weight changes continue to be an active area of research. With the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommending broader BMI inclusion criteria, providers can expect more information about safety and efficacy of new contraceptives in individuals across the weight spectrum.</p><p><strong>Summary: </strong>Updated evidence-based guidelines and several new contraceptive options should empower providers to provide patient-centered contraception counseling to patients with a variety of health conditions and contraceptive preferences.</p>","PeriodicalId":10985,"journal":{"name":"Current opinion in pediatrics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143763323","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reimagining apnea monitoring in the neonatal ICU.","authors":"Emily Jeanne, Ruben Alvaro, Wissam Shalish","doi":"10.1097/MOP.0000000000001432","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MOP.0000000000001432","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>This review outlines the prevalence and complications of apneas and intermittent hypoxemic events in preterm infants, examines current monitoring limitations in neonatal ICUs (NICUs), and explores emerging technologies addressing these challenges.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>New evidence from the Prematurity-Related Ventilatory Control (Pre-Vent) study, which analyzed cardiorespiratory data from 717 extremely preterm infants, exposes the varying frequency, duration, and severity of apneas, intermittent hypoxemia, bradycardias, and periodic breathing during hospitalization, and highlights the negative impact of intermittent hypoxemia on pulmonary outcomes at discharge. Although traditional monitoring methods cannot differentiate between apnea types and quantify their burden, recent advancements in sensor technologies and data integration hold promise for improving real-time detection and evaluation of apneas in the NICU. Notably, small wearable mechano-acoustic sensors could improve apnea monitoring through continuous detection of airflow and respiratory efforts. Additionally, integrating bedside physiological data with modalities such as near-infrared spectroscopy, diaphragmatic activity, and electrical impedance tomography could help predict adverse outcomes by monitoring regional oxygen saturation and lung function in relation to apneas.</p><p><strong>Summary: </strong>Enhancing our understanding of neonatal apneas and overcoming the current limitations in apnea monitoring through advanced sensor technologies and data integration could lead to more personalized management and improved outcomes for preterm infants.</p>","PeriodicalId":10985,"journal":{"name":"Current opinion in pediatrics","volume":" ","pages":"173-181"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143001337","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"HPV vaccine hesitancy in the United States.","authors":"Riya Joshi, Alexandra Kilinsky","doi":"10.1097/MOP.0000000000001441","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MOP.0000000000001441","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common STI and accounts for roughly 37 000 HPV-associated cancers annually in the United States. Despite documented safety and effectiveness of the HPV vaccine, vaccination rates should be higher. We summarize literature surrounding vaccine hesitancy, a main reason for suboptimal vaccine coverage. We aim to describe the complex factors that lead to hesitancy in order to support improvement of vaccination rates in our communities.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>Studies document sustained immunogenicity and effectiveness 10 years post HPV vaccination. Vaccine coverage was rising until 2022, when initiation declined. Primary reasons for hesitancy are: perceived lack of provider recommendation, a lack of parental knowledge and necessity especially if an adolescent is not sexually active, and safety concerns. The COVID-19 pandemic challenged access to care and exacerbated vaccine-related discourse. Studies of hesitant adopters reveal that social processes, including conversations with community members, have a substantial impact on decisions to vaccinate.</p><p><strong>Summary: </strong>We highlight recent literature behind parental hesitancy toward the HPV vaccine, focusing on concerns about its necessity and safety, exacerbated by medical mistrust and misinformation. We summarize findings of successful educational outreach and community-based interventions to improve vaccination rates in the postpandemic social media era.</p>","PeriodicalId":10985,"journal":{"name":"Current opinion in pediatrics","volume":" ","pages":"198-204"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143064337","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Utilizing preterm infant body composition assessments to guide neonatal nutrition.","authors":"Catherine O Buck","doi":"10.1097/MOP.0000000000001434","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MOP.0000000000001434","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>The use of body composition to assess the quality of infant growth may add valuable information to pediatric clinical care. Preterm infants have differences in their fat and muscle mass development compared with infants born at term, which may be related to their early nutritional exposures. This review focuses on recent studies examining early nutrition in preterm infants and related body composition outcomes in the newborn period and beyond.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>Overall, the evidence shows that early nutrient delivery in parenteral nutrition and through formula supplementation or human milk fortification is associated with increased fat-free mass or lean mass in early life. However, future research is needed to fully understand the link between these body composition changes and longitudinal outcomes in preterm infants.</p><p><strong>Summary: </strong>Inclusion of body composition assessments in preterm infant nutrition research is critical to understand the factors associated with differences in adiposity and lean mass development in preterm infants. Medical fragility in preterm infants limits the routine use of body composition assessment tools which are currently validated, and additional studies are needed to thoroughly assess other methods which may be more feasible to integrate into bedside routine.</p>","PeriodicalId":10985,"journal":{"name":"Current opinion in pediatrics","volume":" ","pages":"191-197"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11882371/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143001648","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reversal of Roe v. Wade and implications of legal restrictions for neonatal care.","authors":"Christine E Bishop, Maya Manian","doi":"10.1097/MOP.0000000000001445","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MOP.0000000000001445","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>This review examines the implications of the 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision on neonatal care and explores how legal restrictions on abortion are influencing medical practices for neonates and the broader healthcare landscape for neonates.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>The Dobbs decision has led to increased uncertainty and challenges in both maternal and neonatal healthcare. Restrictive abortion laws are associated with higher infant mortality rates, increased health disparity, and increased care provider ethical dilemmas and moral distress due to legal uncertainty surrounding the care of infants. However, current changes in federal and state law regarding abortion do not change the previously established standard of care for neonates. Other federal legal statutes potentially addressing the care of neonates have existed for over 20 years and have had minimal effect on the practice of neonatology, because there is no record of federal enforcement actions or federal case law to clarify how the law should be interpreted.</p><p><strong>Summary: </strong>While restrictive abortion laws primarily affect women and pregnant people's health care, indirect effects on neonatal care are becoming more common. There are other laws and policies with greater potential to regulate care for infants at the federal and state level. Professional medical standards remain the guiding framework in neonatal care. Clinicians can mitigate legal concerns through knowledge and advocacy.</p>","PeriodicalId":10985,"journal":{"name":"Current opinion in pediatrics","volume":" ","pages":"165-172"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143363899","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synchronicity of climate change and outbreaks of infectious diseases in children.","authors":"Elijah Paintsil","doi":"10.1097/MOP.0000000000001443","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MOP.0000000000001443","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10985,"journal":{"name":"Current opinion in pediatrics","volume":"37 2","pages":"113-115"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143556029","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Long-term impact of early identification of cerebral palsy.","authors":"Ana-Marie Rojas","doi":"10.1097/MOP.0000000000001439","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MOP.0000000000001439","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>Early identification of cerebral palsy (CP), as in all neurologic conditions, has a profound impact on the ability to initiate interventions, support the education and empowerment of parents, ameliorate the effect of the conditions, and importantly identifies cohorts for neuroprotection or repair to address the primary injury. CP is a life span condition. Rapid initiation of services, support and anticipatory guidance is essential to maximize functional outcomes, prevent or manage complications and improve quality of life.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>CP diagnosis should not be delayed. Early imaging as well as motor and neurologic evaluation can aid in early detection of CP before age 5 months. Early therapeutic intervention can influence function and assist in prevention of complications that can impact abilities. There is important ongoing research with efforts to prevent CP or alter the phenotype of the condition.</p><p><strong>Summary: </strong>Literature review provides evidence to change in standard of care in diagnosing CP. There are published guidelines on how to pursue the diagnosis during early infancy. Early identification results in early intervention with the purpose of enhancing functional skill development, prevention of complications, and establishing parental support. Early identification provides an optimistic view and opportunity to intervene immediately in hopes to have an impact in the functional outcome and improving quality of life.</p>","PeriodicalId":10985,"journal":{"name":"Current opinion in pediatrics","volume":" ","pages":"205-210"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143001678","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nguyen Xuan Huong, Michelle Harrison, Erena Kasahara, Ben Marais, Nina Dwi Putri, Phoebe Cm Williams
{"title":"The challenge of antimicrobial resistance in the Asia-Pacific: a pediatric perspective.","authors":"Nguyen Xuan Huong, Michelle Harrison, Erena Kasahara, Ben Marais, Nina Dwi Putri, Phoebe Cm Williams","doi":"10.1097/MOP.0000000000001437","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MOP.0000000000001437","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>The densely populated Asia Pacific region is home to 600 million children, and suffers from a significant burden of morbidity and mortality due to infections associated with antimicrobial resistance (AMR). We aimed to identify the drivers, challenges and potential opportunities to alter the burden of AMR within the region.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>Despite the high AMR burden borne by the Asia Pacific region, there are limited (and geographically imbalanced) published data to delineate the contemporary epidemiology of serious multidrug-resistant bacterial infections in children. Furthermore, the region is impacted by overcrowded and poorly resourced healthcare facilities, insufficient microbiological resources, and widespread community and environmental antibiotic use leading to limited efficacy for frequently prescribed antibiotics. Vaccine coverage is also inadequate and inequitable, further driving the burden of infectious disease (and antibiotic overuse) in children.</p><p><strong>Summary of implications: </strong>There are many challenges in implementing antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention and control programs to reduce the excessive AMR disease burden in children across the Asia Pacific region, yet locally-driven strategies have successfully reduced antibiotic overuse in some settings, and should be replicated. Reducing the AMR disease burden will require improved healthcare resourcing, including better access to microbiological diagnosis, and multidisciplinary approaches to enhance infection prevention and antibiotic prescribing.</p>","PeriodicalId":10985,"journal":{"name":"Current opinion in pediatrics","volume":" ","pages":"116-123"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11892997/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143064342","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}